Tampons v. Pads

I've been wearing pads since I first started my period but my friends we're saying that I should wear tampons and I've been considering it but I've have sooo many issues the first time I tried it that I gave up . But I personally think that I'm too tight . Ugh I just want to wear tampons because it's been said that when you wear a tampon it doesn't feel like you're on your period . Any suggestions on what I should do or how should I insert it ?